Welcome to the hospital.

::Our Mission Statement::
We at the ~Brookhaven-Hospital are here to provide a nice place for anyone with any kind of ailment. We shall provide the best service for any person. Whether the patient wishes a checkup, or needs medication, we will provide the best. For permanent members of the hospital, we shall provide games, contests & roleplay to keep their spirits high. For the artistic patients, we shall provide a gallery for any artwork they may wish to submit. Our message board contains affiliates, and other information the patients should find interesting, and people can humor themselves in our wonderful chatroom.


::Updates::
Thanks to everyone that entered the contest! Please vote now!
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::Compiled Information::
Silent Hill Background/History: [link]
Silent Hill Character Index: [link]
Silent Hill Monster Index: [link]
Silent Hill Location Index: [link]
Silent Hill Movie Information: [link]


::Joining::
01) Note the club with the subject, "Join".
<sub>* Include which character/monster you want to be, (either for RPing purposes, or just because) check which are already taken.
* Until we get more members, there should be more than enough to have 1 person per character.
*Please supply a picture of your character or monster in the note.</sub>
02) devWatch the club.
03) Make sure to link to us somewhere in your journal or signature.
04) Tell your friends! (=


::Submitting::
* Note the club with the subject, "Submission".
* Include in the note the link to the submission.
_{* Try not to submit things that have copyrighted images from the games in them. It's against deviantART rules, and we dont' want to be shut down.}

::Contest::

_Theme: Create Your Own Silent Hill Monster!
_{Due Date}: September 1st '06
_Rules: As many entries as you'd like, just send them by note. No official images. Any media.
_Judge: =ThexIcexQueen
_Prizes: 1 month subscription to dA
_Concept: Silent Hill is full of weird-ass monsters, and now it's your chance to CREATE YOUR OWN. Also, share some stats about it in the description, or writing (if you choose to write a description of it, or possibly a story), so we can know more about your creation. Where does it live? What does it do? How does it move around? Does it have a weapon?
_Further:: Your monster can be a regular monster like a patient demon, or mannequin, or possibly a 'boss' like Pyramid Head or 'God'. Make it up. You can base it off of an existing monster, but total creativity gets you more points.

::^{Contest#3 Winner}::
*eosmusashi

::^{Featured Patient}::
~Nadyanilo

::Patient List::
Founder: =ThexIcexQueen AKA ^{Pyramid Head}.
CoFounder: =NayaShardez AKA ^{Dahlia Gillespie}.
~Lauren05 AKA ^Valtiel.
~glassmermaid AKA ^{Lisa Garland}.
*Axolotl-mafia AKA ^Victims7&8.
*Caryn-Alongi AKA ^{Walter Sullivan}.
~feniiku AKA ^{Cybil Bennett}.
*Yiyo--Chan AKA ^{Heather Morris}.
~Nadyanilo AKA ^{Cynthia Velasquez}.
~silenthilljunkie AKA ^{James Sunderland}.
~CradledNotes AKA ^{Father Vincent}.
~SugarBrokeSpice AKA ^Eileen.
*Lostprincessofoz AKA ^Claudia.
~ohnoeswiggles
*MurphyManifesto AKA ^{Split Worm}.
~WriteOutLoud
*angelbebop8 AKA ^Robbie.
*carrousel AKA ^Laura.
=singa-silent AKA ^Alessa.
~Bloodpoisoned AKA ^{Victim 13}.
~DeadBarbie AKA ^Maria.
~MirokuSan AKA ^Rose.
~luciferi-d AKA ^Colin.
=SETech AKA ^{Dr. Kauffman}
~Rikaz AKA ^{Movie Pyramid Head}
~Jenny-Priest AKA ^{a Closer}.
~SaltyIrishDog AKA ^{a demon Nurse}.
~Saraty AKA ^Cheryl.
~sir-kazeloth AKA ^{a Mumbler.}
*eosmusashi
~AllieNine
~Teferis AKA ^{Harry Mason}
~jadeswolf AKA ^{a Sniffer}.
~DeEP-Gluttony AKA ^{an Air Screamer}.
=Before-I-Sleep AKA ^{Sharon DaSilva}.
*hellsingripvanwinkle AKA ^{the Fukuro Nurse}.
~evilpoisongirl AKA ^{Heather Morris}.
~WishHouse AKA ^{a Nurse Demon}.
~HatakeMirukon
~Velvet-Nitemare AKA ^{a Nurse Demon}.
=JammyEmme AKA ^{a Bobble-headed Nurse}.
~tea-tea
*Amazonne AKA ^{Angela Orosco}.
~sighted AKA ^{Henry Townshend}.
~XxBloodyButterflyxX AKA ^{Movie Alessa}.
~Kveld AKA ^{Movie Lisa}.
~dacoedegras
~juusan13 AKA ^{Kid Walter}.
*Ramen-is-for-lovers AKA ^{a Nurse Demon}.


::Club Chat::
Come join us in the lobby.

::Random Member Stuff::
* Rain of Brass Petals from SH3 can be listened to here.
* Room of Angel from SH4 can be listened to here.
* SHM is a great website with all kinds of Silent Hill Media.
* Here is a poorly recorded Silent Hill TV Commercial.


Affiliates


<sub>If you'd like anything else to be listed, just note the club with whatever information, sites, or affiliates you'd like us to list here, and we will get to it and put it up. (=



::Silent Hill, and all of it's characters, places, names, and images are copyrighted to Konami. Any fan art that is represented here is copyright to it's respective owner.::</sub>

::May Featured Patient::


::June Featured Patient::


::July Featured Patient::

^{::This may or may not contain spoilers:: Do not continue if you are unsure you want to hear them::}


Silent Hill - A small New England town founded in the late 18th or early 19th Century by a group of settlers making it a penal colony. The most noticeable group in Silent Hill is a corrupted version of Gnostic Christianity known simply as The Order. This cult has been divided in three different sects (although still connected) with the time. The Valtiel sect, the Holy Mother sect and the Saint Ladies sect.

Old Silent Hill ^{– Primarily residential area, usually ignored by people on vacation.}

*Midwich Elementary School – An elementary school in the southwest corner of Old Silent Hill. The only school actually shown in the game. Alessa was a student there and so was Lisa Garland.
*Balkan Church – A legitimate church, possibly Protestant, in Old Silent Hill. Virtually ignored by members of The Order. Henry has a photograph of the church in his bedroom.


Central Silent Hill ^{– Business district made primarily for the use of tourists.}

*Silent Hill Police Station – The headquarters of the Silent Hill police force and their (ineffective) war on Order-related drug trafficking.
*Silent Hill Towne Center – A shopping mall located in the northwestern section of Central Silent Hill. Dahlia Gillespie’s antique store (and secret chapel) is next door to the mall.
*Alchemilla Hospital – A hospital located in Central Silent Hill. The hospital serves as a front for the production and distribution of White Claudia. Alessa was once a patient there.


Silent Hill (resort area) ^{– The tourist destination on the north side of Toluca Lake.}

*The Lighthouse – The lighthouse on Toluca Lake, one of the town’s oldest structures.
*Lakeside Amusement Park – A theme park overlooking the lake.
*Lakeview Hotel – A fine resort hotel on the north shore of Toluca Lake.
*The Church – The central place of worship of The Order. Exact location is only known to Order members.


South Vale ^{– The mainly residential, non-tourist destination town on the south side of Toluca Lake.}

*Observation Deck – A scenic overlook along County Road 73 adjacent to a wooded hiking path.
*Woodside Apartments – An apartment complex built just next to the Blue Creek Apartments.
*Blue Creek Apartments – A small apartment building. Angela Orosco lived there.
*Rosewater Park – A park on the south shore of Toluca Lake. Contains a memorial to the people lost in the 1918 disappearance of the Little Baroness.
*Heaven’s Night – A gentleman’s club enjoying moderate fame in South Vale.
*Brookhaven Hospital – A hospital in South Vale. Originally founded in the 1860s as a Civil War field hospital.
*Silent Hill Historical Society – A historical museum on the edge of South Vale.
*Toluca Prison – A now-defunct prison originally used to house Civil War POWs. Exact location is not stated in the games, however it appears to be located beneath the Historical Society building. Possibly the building was built over the site of the unused prison. Though this may just be caused by James' dilusions, it is highly likely based on where James exits the Labyrinth that connects to it.


Toluca Lake ^{– The lake, surrounded by forests, upon which the town of Silent Hill was founded.}

*Wish House(aka Hope House) – A secluded, Order-run orphanage in the woods outside of Silent Hill.
*The Water Prison(aka Cylinder Prison, aka Panopticon) – A jail used by The Order to punish and brainwash the children living in the Wish House. While a stay there was used as a form of punishment, most of the childrens stays were scheduled. Most likely situated within a mile or two of Wish House.

Other Towns

Heather's town (nameless) ^{– The town to which Harry and Heather moved in the witness protection program. At least a few hours’ drive from Silent Hill, possibly farther. Harry and Heather live here for twelve years prior to the events in Silent Hill 3.}

*Central Square Shopping Center – A sleek, modern shopping center.
*Hazel Street Station – A subway station underneath the Central Square Shopping Center.
*Hilltop Center – An office building half a block down the street from Daisy Villa Apartments.
*Daisy Villa Apartments – Harry and Heather’s home on Bergen Street.


Ashfield ^{– A busy town half a day’s drive from Silent Hill.}

*South Ashfield Heights Apartments – An apartment building. Home to Henry and Eileen and the birthplace of Walter Sullivan.
*South Ashfield Station – A subway station which presumably connects (either directly or indirectly) to Silent Hill.
*The Building – A tall building housing multiple businesses and apartments across the street from South Ashfield Heights.
*St. Jerome’s Hospital – A hospital in Ashfield. Notable patients include Eileen Galvin, Mary Sheperd-Sunderland and Laura.


Paleville – A town along County Road 26 on the west side of Toluca Lake. (not featured in the games)

Brahms – A town neighboring Silent Hill. Cybil Bennett lives and works there. (not featured in the games)

Pleasant River - A town that seems located northeast of Silent Hill. Walter Sullivan made his studies in the university of Pleasant River along with Bobby Randolph, Sein Martin and Jasper Gein. (not featured in the games)

Portland - Presumably the town where Harry Mason lives prior to, and for somewhere around five years after, the events in Silent Hill 1. Harry and Heather, known as Cheryl at the time, lived there until they are found and attacked by a cult member. They then move to an nameless town which serves as the setting for the first half of Silent Hill 3. (not featured in the games)

::Information taken from Wikipedia.com::

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::^{BHH Contest #3}::


_Theme: Create Your Own Silent Hill Monster!
_{Due Date}: September 1st '06
_Rules: As many entries as you'd like, just send them by note. No official images. Any media.
_Judge: =ThexIcexQueen
_Prizes: 1 month subscription to dA
_Concept: Silent Hill is full of weird-ass monsters, and now it's your chance to CREATE YOUR OWN. Also, share some stats about it in the description, or writing (if you choose to write a description of it, or possibly a story), so we can know more about your creation. Where does it live? What does it do? How does it move around? Does it have a weapon?
_Further:: Your monster can be a regular monster like a patient demon, or mannequin, or possibly a 'boss' like Pyramid Head or 'God'. Make it up. You can base it off of an existing monster, but total creativity gets you more points.

::Winner::
~eosmusashi: [link]

::RunnerUps::
~sir-kazeloth: [link]
~luciferi-d: [link]


::Entries::

1) [link] by ~Rikaz
2) [link] by ~sir-kazeloth
3) [link] by ~luciferi-d
4) [link] by ~Yiyo--Chan
5) [link] by ~evilpoisongirl
6) [link] by *SaltyIrishDog
7) [link] by ~eosmusashi
8) [link] by ~MurphyManifesto
9) [link] by ~feniiku
10) [link] by ~jadeswolf (please download this image, in order to view it)



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::^{BHH Contest #2}::

_Theme: Create a work of art based on your character in the club.
_{Due Date}: July 31st 2006
_Rules: At least one entry. If you do not enter, you are deemed inactive and revoked of your character if someone else wants it.
_Judge: =ThexIcexQueen
_Prizes: Keeping your character.

Notes: This is to prove who is active, and who isn't. It doesn't have to be good art. It just has to be new art. Based on your character. They could be doing anything, with anyone. I don't care.

::Entries::

1) [link] by ~feniiku
2) [link] by *carrousel
3) [link] by ~glassmermaid
4) [link] by *Axolotl-mafia
5)[link] by :idevNadyanilo:


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::^{BHH Contest #1}::


_Theme: Incorporate yourself into the SH games.
_{Due Date}: April 30th 2006
_Rules: As many entries as you'd like, just send them by note.
_Judge: =ThexIcexQueen
_Prizes: 1 month subscription to dA
_Concept: Use your artistic abilities to incorporate yourself into the games.
_Further:: There are really no boundaries here. Basically, create a story, a photograph, drawing, anything, that puts you into the games. You can be cosplaying a scene from the game that a character acts out. You could use your character that you represent here for the club, and show yourself in a drawing or photograph. Write a short story depicting yourself in the games. You can change the name of the character, or the looks, to either be your name, or your looks. Do what you want. You can do anything, just put your mind to it.
_Example: Have you ever noticed how Laura doesn't have a family in Silent Hill 2? Well, be her mother or father, and tell your story about why you're not around anymore in SH2. (Please don't use this example for your entry)



::Winner::
~glassmermaid: [link]

::RunnerUps::
~Yiyo--Chan: [link]
~Nadyanilo: [link]


::Entries::

1) [link] by ~Nadyanilo
2) [link] by ~glassmermaid
3) [link] by ~Yiyo--Chan
4) [link] by ~Nadyanilo
5) [link] by ~Lostprincessofoz
6) [link] by ~WriteOutLoud
7) [link] by ~WriteOutLoud

^{::This may or may not contain spoilers:: Do not continue if you are unsure you want to hear them::}



Silent Hill (film)

Silent Hill is the film adaptation of Konami's famous survival horror video game franchise. The story, though primarily based on the first Silent Hill game, will be a mélange of the first three. The film is expected for release on April 21, 2006 in North America. According to the French magazine "Score" the movie earns a 16+ rating in France while an 18a rating has been given in Canada. The US rating has been revealed in a TV Spot as an R-rating (it has also been confirmed on the MPAA website). The movie is 127 minutes long.


Synopsis

_{(Numerous plot synopses have appeared on the internet since the movie was first announced. The following summary is as it appears on the official website of the film, and as such can be considered final.)}

The eerie and deserted town of Silent Hill, West Virginia draws a young mother desperate to find a cure for her only child's illness. Unable to accept the doctor's diagnosis that her daughter should be permanently institutionalized for psychiatric care, Rose (Radha Mitchell) flees with her child, heading for the abandoned town in search of answers – and ignoring the protests of her husband (Sean Bean).

It’s soon clear this place is unlike anywhere she’s ever been. It’s smothered by fog, inhabited by a variety of strange beings and periodically overcome by a living Darkness that literally transforms everything it touches. As Rose searches for her little girl, she begins to learn the history of the strange town and realizes that her daughter is just a pawn in a larger game.


Relationship to the Video Games

The film is known not to be direct adaptation of any one of the games, however, it does contain numerous apparent connections to the series. Many of these are purely thematic or aesthetic similarities to the games' distinctive style, but there are also various features which appear to be direct translations of their in-game counterparts.

While many of the film's main characters are original creations, it is confirmed that the police officer Cybil Bennet, from the original Silent Hill, will appear in the film. The film's trailer and still images also show a young girl resembling Rose's daughter in a formal school uniform, as well as a mysterious older woman. Information about these two characters is scarce, but it is reasonable to assume that their role will echo that of Dahlia and Alessa Gillespie from the first Silent Hill, with the high possibility that they will in fact be those characters. The character of Christabella appears to be original and does not appear in any of the games, but a little girl of the same name did appear in the Silent Hill graphic novel, Dying Inside.

Many of the creatures shown in the trailer also seem to be taken from the various games in the series, most notably the towering Pyramid Head from Silent Hill 2 (to the delight or chagrin of various followers of the series), and the ever-present Nurses.

The town itself has been recreated with a striking attention to detail, right down to the names of many of the town's shops (some of which are borderline Engrish). As a result, the street scenes are almost indistinguishable from those of Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. The memorable Midwich Elementary School from Silent Hill also appears, along with a hospital which is likely to be either Alchemilla Hospital (from Silent Hill) or Brookhaven Hospital (from Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3).

Two scenes from the beginning of the first Silent Hill appear to have been recreated almost shot-for-shot, one which features Rose and her daughter driving towards Silent Hill, only to crash after swerving to avoid a ghostly figure in the road, and one where Rose is ambushed by grotesque humanoid creatures after discovering a mutilated body crucified on a chain-link fence.

Mock newspaper articles handed out at WonderCon also mention a police officer named Gucci - Officer Gucci was mentioned briefly in a note found inside a police station during the first game. This is possibly the most obscure detail included in a video game adaptation to date, and a good sign that the film's creators care about the source material. Speculation that Gucci is played by actor Kim Coates was confirmed when the "cast & crew" page was made available on the official site.

At this point, it is unknown if events in this film will be considered series canon.


Trivia

* In the original script, there were only female characters. After submitting a new script, the script was returned to Gans with a memo saying "there are no men!". When Sean Bean was added to the cast the script was approved.
* Nearly all of the creatures that appear in the film are actors covered in latex and makeup, rather than the computer-generated beings that many contemporary films use. The actors playing the monsters are professional dancers, and their movements were performed live, with some filmed backwards in order to give a strange and disturbing effect.
* Silent Hill uses little computer-generated imagery, with the most notable exceptions being the fog that drenches the town and the insects that surround Pyramid Head. Some of the creatures have been touched-up with CGI in post-production, but, for the most part, what is seen on film existed physically.

Connections with folklore

* The storyline of the Silent Hill series of games (and the film) bear some striking resemblances to some elements of the Mothman legend. For instance, the collapsed bridge in the first game of the series appears to be a reference to the Silver Bridge of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Also, the names of the two towns seem very similar, giving further strength to this connection.
* The setting of the film is Toluca County, West Virginia, but there is no such county in that state. However, there is Toluca Lake in California, which is referenced in the second game in the series, and there is also a Toluca, Illinois. It is likely that some of the legends in the series (and in the film) may have been adapted from local lore in one or both of these areas.
* The series of games (and the film) have multiple references to a cult which closely follows descriptions found in the Cthulhu mythos given by H. P. Lovecraft.

Production

The film was greenlit on September 19, 2003, and was filmed in Hamilton, Ontario as well as on soundstages in Toronto, Ontario. The film originally was a France-Canada production. Sony bought the rights for the film and it is now set for release on April 21st, 2006.


Cast

_{(Note: Since early in the film's production, several inaccurate cast/character lists have circulated the Internet, with many of them remaining on popular websites to this day. The following list is limited to the characters and cast whose appearances have been confirmed beyond reasonable doubt.)}

Actor - Role
Radha Mitchell - ^{Rose DaSilva}
Sean Bean - ^{Christopher DaSilva}
Jodelle Ferland - ^{Sharon DaSilva/Alessa Gillespie}
Laurie Holden - ^{Cybil Bennet}
Deborah Kara Unger - ^{Dahlia Gillespie}
Tanya Allen - ^Anna
Kim Coates - ^{Officer Gucci}
Alice Krige - ^Christabella

Release dates

The following is a list of release dates worldwide.

_{Release Date Country}
21 April 2006 USA
21 April 2006 United Kingdom
21 April 2006 Canada
26 April 2006 Belgium
26 April 2006 France
27 April 2006 Hungary
11 May 2006 Germany
18 May 2006 Netherlands
18 May 2006 Thailand
23 June 2006 Brazil
30 June 2006 Finland
31 August 2006 Australia
31 August 2006 Argentina

Website

The official website for the film ([link]) was launched on December 5th, 2005. Heavily Flash-based, it contains a large amount of digital media related to the film, including a trailer, still images, and downloadable screensavers.



::Information taken from Wikipedia.com::